Rail-joint.



J. F. MONTINB.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLIGATION FILED JANnzs, 191,4,

i, 1 1 3,037. Patented 001;. 6, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHON-LITHO.. WASHINGTVUN D. C.

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for two railway rails which will be comparatively simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, durable and thoroughly eiicient in practice.

In the drawing: Figure 1 isa perspective view illustrating a railjoint constructed 1n accordance with the present invention, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 3 is a trans- `verse sectional view on the line 3 3 of 1F ig. 1.

Referring now to `thedrawing in detail,

` `Ii--I designate two rails having abutting ends, the said rails being of the ordinary construction.

"The numeral 2 designates the joint chair employed in connecting the rail ends. The

joint `chair 2 includes a base 3 upon which` the rails rest, and is formed upon one of its sides with an angular inturned flange 4 which overlies the base and which receives the base flange of the rails. Integrally formed with the overlying"flange` 4 is a vertical flange 5, the same having its inner face channeled throughout its length, and

the upper-.edge of said plate 5 is adapted to receive the underfaces of the rail heads. Formed integral with the fplate 5,1at `the upper end thereof, is a; longitudinally eX` tending crest 6, the same inclining in opposite directions from the center thereof to its ends, and the central portion of thesaid crest is adapted to lie flush with the upper faces or tread portions of the rails, and is arranged at the meeting@ ends `of said rails. The opposite side of the base 2 is formed `with a vertically arranged longitudinally i extending wall 7 the said wall having at i its upper edge an inwardly and downwardly turned flange 8. The numeral 9 designates an angular brace member or angle bar for the rails, the same having `its lnner face j `Sjfeciiation ofLettersxlPatent. appnationmee January 23, `1914. serieu Naslaaea channeled `throughout its length, and the said brace member being ofa length corre-` spending with that of the joint` chair;` The angular flange 10i of the` brace 9 is thicker at its longitudinal edge than at the remain` der of theysaidrbrace, and the thickened portion` provides:` an inclined wall `orwface which `isMa-.daplted to `co-act with the in` clined lowerfface of the flange 8 `of `the Wall j In arranging the rails upon the joint chair, Irs't position the rails within the Patented oet.` e, 1914. l

chair, so that their anges are received beneath` the overlying liange L1 and arealso engaged bythe vertical plate 5 and the crest 6. `To secure the rails in `this position, I employ'bolts `12 which pass through suitable openings inthe vertical plate 5 and in the Awebs of the rails.; If the channel of the plate` fsnot of sufficient depth, I recess the 1webs `therails, as indicated by the` numerals 13, the said recessed portions being shaped to agree with the shape of nuts 14 whichare engaged by the bolts 12. To permit of the turning of the bolts I also recess the crest 6, as indicated by the numeral 15,

and after the rails have been secured as just described, I slide the angular bracemem- `ber 9 beneath the flange 8, and when the same is in proper position, I insert bolts 1G through sultable openings in the vertical plate of the brace member 9 which register` with similar openings in the webs of the rails and 1n the vertical plate 5 of thechair, and `I provide the said bolts with nuts 17.

'Whenzthe nuts 17 are screwed entirely home upon the bolts 16, the angle brace member 9 will belnoved laterally toward the; rails, which movement causes a tight frictional enga gement between the angular faces orjwalls l1 0f the member 9 and the underface of the" flange 8 of the wall 7, and so effectively lock the. brace `member upon the rail chair and effectively prevent both lateral or longitudinal movement of the rails when the joint is complete. 1

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,`

the simplicity of the device as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent `to those skilled in the i art to which such invention appertains withi out further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:`

1. In a\ rail joint, the combination with two rails having contiguous ends, of a joint chair including a base upon which the rails rest and having a side which embraces one of the faces of the rails, the base having its other side provided with a vertically projecting longitudinally extending Wall, the upper edge of which being formed with an inturned flange and the lower face of the flange being inclined downwardly an angu-l lar brace, said brace being'enlarged -at the outer portion of its horizontal ange, the said upper face of the said enlargement being inclined, the brace member adapted to be inserted beneath the inturned flange of the chair and upon the rails, means for connecting the brace with the rails and with the rail engaging portion of the joint chair, and said means adapted to slide the brace member to bring its flanged portion into tight frictional engagement with lthe lower inclined face of the flange of the chair.'

2. In a rail joint, the combination with two rails having meeting ends and the webs of the rails havingopenings, and said webs having. recesses upon one of their faces which surround certain of the openings, ofa joint chair including la base upon which the rails rest and havingla sidewhich is received within the fishing space at one side ofthe rails, the otherside of the base being formed with a vertical wall, the upper edge of which having an angularly disposed inturned flange, bolts passing through openings in the rst mentioned sides of the chair,"

nuts arranged within the recesses and engaging these bolts, an angular brace having its horizontal portion ,enlarged at its `In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature in presence of two witnesses'.

` JOSEPH F. MONTINE.

Witnesses:

C. A. HAYNES, JAMES KosAR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for `five cents each, 'by addressing the Commissioner of. Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

